Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-01
eARRETTsBURe, KY.
JANUARY 24th, 1887.

Your gentlcmanly agent, Mr.. Bart
ley, was in our village few days
ago, and l promised him to write 10
your paper occasionally, from this
part OF the vineyard"
AS far as my unpretending pen is
able, shall feel perfectly at liberty
to discuss (briefy) any subject |
please-from the dynamic influence
of ideas, down to the most infinites-
NAL scintilla of nonsense. l shall
write with charity towards all and
malice towards none. | shalt be
critical when | choose, philosophical
when | wish, and didactic when |
can. | shall make no attempt (like
old Sam Johnson at grandilpqutnce;
but will sometimes be Pickwickian.
shall always be personally respon-
sible for the views expressed; shall
enter into no controversy with any
Mugwump, or dueist in the columns
of your peaceful paper; so fany SEN
sitive, ,.efleminate, kid-gloved dude
may, at any time fee! himself az
grieved at anything written, he can
take dose of choral, or llasheesh,
and sleep ii of. Such a one NAV call
for pistols and coffee for two. Ill
take the coffee alone, was raised on
il, and had rather die on IL than on
anything Mr.. Colt, or Smith Il Yves
son could manufacture.
My much esteemed friend Idle
Davie gave me shepherd dog the
other day for which l shall always |
hold him in grateful rememl rance,
lie, (the pup is named Snyder-the
only dog / have owned for 5 years
because my bette half is afraid of
llydrophobia and gives all my poin-
tiers and fox hounds little fresh
beef combined with strychnine; the |
latter wasn't wholesome for them. |
have gotten several experts IN canine
pathology to argue with her, 10 try to |
convince her that shepherd dogs new
err have IIydrophobia; that this dread
malady is confined 10 flee and spiiz
dogs &c. l have told her all about
Pastcur and the costly ediiice he is
constructing in Paris, for the purpose
IF drying the spinal marrows of
harmless rabbits, prosecuting sick
logs and experimenting upon credu-
louS sufferers. She Is almost con-
WINGED of the correctness of Pasteur'-
theory, but still insists on keeping
Snyder tied yet awhile. She says il
Pasteur is correct why may we not
carry his theory adj infnitum, inocu
late for yellow and typhns fevers,
measles, chicken pOx, net
tie rash and roseola. TINE and ex-
detrimental ISOLATION may accom-
plish great wonders. Who knows?
People once laughed at Harvey and
Jenncr, but dixie the lucky tobacco
merchanD were 'hey alive TO day,
they might drive by us in their coach
and six, and proudly point 10 the
gilt letters inscribed upon its glitter
ing side, "Quid Rides"
/ lugged this in because | think il
is almost equal to Hoods celebrated
Ben Battle pan, where "The Parson
told the Sexton and the Sexton toilet
the bell"
| had the pleasure this morning OF
Mr. Frank Bell, the young
gent eman who witlls such facilr
pen for the columns of Clarksvillt
Democrat Hope he may continue
to advocate the claims of EucSner
for Governor, but not entirely forget
the ardent and eloquent Holt, Wes-
tern Kentucky's worthy candidate.
also met, in our village last week
another correspondent of the Clarks-
vile Democrat, who in giving Mr.
Filzhugh's good school a compliment
zen passan" in one of his character
istic and elegant letters, said Mr.. f.
was a good teacher, as lie taught "the
English Language in all its Uari0us
branches Mustn't get things mixed
up Bob, like do sometimes, but take
your Latin, English, Greek and ali
The other class hics straight.
We were very glad to see on the
streets again, day before yesterday,
iur genial young friend Womnie Al
Ell, who was SO i'll few weeks ago
lie says he threw up from his liver
,lnce Christmas every sentiment that
,ver antagonized prohibition. lie
ouks fresh and antibiliOus. "Hopr
you'll continue" says | Says he
you know Bill Dram, s. compliment
tary toast"
Our piscatorial friend Jim Wills
was also in town Friday, if not long
er. lie was accompanied by his
young friends, Jimmie, John and
George Tay lor They were all just .
returning from a "high fantastic"
given by Tom Davie. "By Gum" or
jim, had fidded and tasted al the
night before, so when he arrived here
he was jaded and hungry. Const-
quence was he ate too many oysters,
turned his horse, bride and saddle /
loose, and come up to-day looking
comical, and swearing he was going
invest zone quarter of a do'lir in
u saddle-girth, if lie never laid up a
nickel"
Mr.. Wing Kincheloc, the afIable
and joky clerk at Mr.. Miller's store,
Is now on visit to his friends and
in New Providence, Tenn i
Some say he is on hunt for gold,
others whisper-Ber-gess-wai and I
see.
Our city lawyer, j. A.. White, re- I
turned to his first and only loves
Garrettsburg and myself-la' left
Mr.. Barnes. Brought home a pair of
pants, all wool, and boots all holes c
voted prohibition during our late un- =
observation-disclosures don't like him /
anymore.
Met another old friend (have great
many of them) in the road few days
ago. Col. Emory. Said he was go '
ing to see Wonnie Allen who was
sick. was glad to see him. l talk
ID at great deal-he said but little =
ooked prohibition out of his eloquent
eyes, but didn't speak it-spoke it at g
Olivet short time ago, after Polk
Cansler took up all the time.
In my next will speak of some sad
events that may or have occurred. =
Democratically yours,